24th Annual Women in Aviation Conference Opens Today from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | NASHVILLE TN- Thousands of women involved in the aviation industry, including the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and female pilots from World War II, will be in Nashville for a three-day conference.

Conquering the Exhibit Hall Jitters from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | The Exhibit Hall is one of my favorite places to be at this Conference. I enjoy the steady flow of women and men at all stages in their careers stopping by our booth, sharing stories, and asking questions. “In the booth” is also the side of the table I’m most comfortable on....

Former WAC interviewed as one of oldest living Airmen from Air Force Link Top Stories | After Mildred McDowell left the Air Force in 1949, she had one regret - that she no longer had her Women's Army Corps uniform. Fortunately, the year before she died, someone read a story about her life and sent her a replacement. When McDowell died at the age of 104 on Nov. 15, 2012, she was buried in her uniform in Ramsey, Ill., about 75 miles north of Scott Air Force Base....

Cuts ground 2 performers in Chicago air show - Northwest Herald | The U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, and the Air Force Thunderbirds will not be able to participate. WMAQ-TV reports that's because the Department of Defense has ordered a freeze on all flyovers, jump team demonstrations, civilian air ...

2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show Cancelled - Barksdale Air Force Base | 2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, scheduled for May 4-5, has been cancelled. Base officials continued to plan for the event in hopes that a budget agreement would be reached, but the impacts of sequestration continue to grow as the Air Force was ...

'Wings Over Vermont' air show canceled due to cuts - Seattle Post Intelligencer | ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Organizers have canceled the "Wings Over Vermont" air show, saying they couldn't continue with plans for the August event after studying the impact of automatic federal spending cuts that took effect this month. The Vermont ...

'Proud' Red Arrows team back in diamond shape - The Courier | The RAF's Red Arrows air display team has flown in its world famous diamond formation of nine planes for the first time in 18 months. The team, which is based at RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, lost two pilots in accidents in 2011. This led to a ...

History in flight - Hattiesburg American | “The B-24J is the only flying example in the world from the more than 18,000 made in World War II and the B-17 is one of only 11. So, we're talking about very rare history and this is completely different when you experience it through the sound of it ...

Man flies plane father used in WWII - Texarkana Gazette | Here are the three employees of AEP/SWEPCO who flew in this restored B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” as participants in a “Fly the Fortress” program made possible by the Experimental Aircraft Association. From left, they are Henry...

B-17 flies into Tucson with memories, WWII tribute - Green Valley News | Bushong favored the B-17; Carey flew the B-25. Liberty Foundation. The Liberty Foundation is a non-profit flying museum dedicated to keeping the history and memory alive of the men and women who fought in World War II. It is entirely funded by donations.

Wichita Business Leaders Take B-29 'Doc' Under Their Wing from Aero-News Network | 'Doc’s Friends' Organization Formed To Support Restoration And Operation Of The Vintage Boeing B-29 known as Doc A vintage B-29 has been given a new lease on life thanks to a group of Wichita, Kansas, business leaders who are determined to see the airplane restored to flying condition. A new non-profit group, "Doc’s Friends," has taken ownership of the airplane and will support the effort to refurbish the vintage airplane. It is believed that Doc is the last known Boeing B-29 Superfortress that is restorable to flying condition.

Tiger Seven from Apron 6 | I felt lucky to photograph an F-5 from Patrouille de Suisse because I hadn’t photographed them properly before. I didn’t know that I would see them flying behind the Skyvan e few days later… Concerning the second picture I liked the fact you could see the ‘piano keys’ of the runway in the prop. Tomorrow [...]

Cool Red Flag 13-3 Video showing Mass Launch from David Cenciotti's weblog | Here is a cool, long (18 minutes) Red Flag 13-3 video depicting well the scale of such exercise. It shows several planes taking-off from Nellis Air Force Base in order to execute their missions within the Nevada ranges. What is worth noting is the...

Book Review: Fear No Evil: The Stories of the Mighty Eighth by Charles D. Hamlin from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Some books about World War II can be overly academic and clinical, and I generally put them at the bottom of the stack for use as my anti-insomnia therapy. Then there are books that transport the reader into the middle of the action, fighting alongside grizzled veterans and shiny new rookies alike in the war zone. Fear no Evil: True Stories of the Mighty Eighth, is more of an experience rather than a book of war stories. Written by Charles D. Hamlin, a B-17 ball turret gunner who flew 35 missions over Germany after enlisting in 1942...

Windsong Pictures provides students with learning opportunities - News Sentinel | The film was shot in Fort Wayne and Huntington with the help of many local aviators, including Chapter 2 of the Young Eagles out of Smith Field, Floyd said. Also, shown will be new “2013 Windsong Shorts” — short films including “Mrs. Claus is Missing ...

Free small-plane rides for kids - MSN Money | Portrait of Little Girl (Radius Images, Radius Images, Getty Images) Want to surprise the child in your life? Send him aloft on a small-plane ride for free, courtesy of the Young Eagles program. Young Eagles is a project of the Experimental Aircraft ...

Local man honored by Young Eagles - Mt. Vernon Register-News | "All pilots in the Young Eagles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight before the short trips," information from EAA states. "Young Eagles flights are provided by volunteer EAA-member pilots in aircraft ranging from ...

The Awesome 4th Hop Of The Awesome-Hopping SpaceX Grasshopper! (Video) from AirPigz by Martt | After SpaceX solved an issue with the oxidizer tanks on the most recent Falcon 9 launch, their streak of excellent success with five Falcon 9 launches is intact. That's quite an impressive feat. And last week, on Thursday March 7, 2013, they had a successful record-altitude flight of...